Indentifying service dependencies in a cloud deployment

• US 8,904,005 B2
• Filed: 11/23/2010
• Issued: 12/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: Ferris, James Michael, Riveros, Gerry Edwards
• Primary Examiner(s): SALL, EL HADJI MALICK
• Application Number:
  US12/952,857
• Publication Number:
  US 20120131193A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,470 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/223, 709/226
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5072 Grid computing

Abstract

Embodiments relate to systems and methods for identifying service dependencies in a cloud deployment. In particular, a deployment module can receive usage data from a host cloud comprising data related to end user operation of a set of services in the host cloud as well as service dependencies among the set of services. In embodiments, the deployment module can determine candidate target clouds in which to deploy the set of services. Further, in embodiments, the deployment module can determine whether the candidate target clouds have a capacity to support the set of services, as well as whether services within the candidate target clouds are compatible based on the service dependencies.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting a set of services subscribed in a host cloud;

determining a service dependency within the set of services;

detecting, by a processor, a target cloud in the host cloud as a candidate in which to deploy the set of services in view of utilization of the set of services within the host cloud;

and

determining, by the processor, whether a service within the target cloud is compatible with the service dependency.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising deploying the set of services in the target cloud in response to the target cloud being capable of supporting the set of services.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a deployment recommendation for the set of services within the target cloud; and

providing the deployment recommendation to an administrator associated with the target cloud.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of services comprises one or more of an identity management service, firewall service, security service, messaging service, data storage service, backup service, and file maintenance service.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining that a first target cloud of the target cloud has a capacity to support at least one of the set of services;

determining that a second target cloud of the target cloud has a capacity to support a remainder of the set of services; and

determining whether the at least one of the set of services in the first target cloud and the remainder of the set of services in the second target cloud are compatible with the service dependency.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining whether the target cloud comprises a capacity to deploy the set of services wherein the capacity comprises a processing power required to support the set of services.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining whether the target cloud comprises a capacity to deploy the set of services wherein the capacity comprises a network bandwidth required to support the set of services.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising notifying an administrator of the target cloud in response to the target cloud being capable of supporting the set of services.

19. The method of claim 1 further comprising deploying the set of services in the target cloud in view of the compatibility of the service within the target cloud with the service dependency.

9. A system comprising:

a memory;

a processor coupled to the memory to;

detect a set of services subscribed in a host cloud;

determine a service dependency within the set of services;

detect a target cloud in the host cloud as a candidate in which to deploy the set of services in view of utilization of the set of services within the host cloud;

and

determine whether a service within the target cloud is compatible with the service dependency.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor to deploy the set of services in the target cloud in response to the target cloud being capable of supporting the set of services.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor to:

generate a deployment recommendation for the set of services within the target cloud; and

provide the deployment recommendation to an administrator associated with the target cloud.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the set of services comprises at least one of an identity management service, firewall service, security service, messaging service, data storage service, backup service, or file maintenance service.

13. The system of claim 9, the processor to:

determine that a first target cloud of the target cloud has a capacity to support at least one of the set of services;

determine that a second target cloud of the target cloud has a capacity to support a remainder of the set of services; and

determine whether the at least one of the set of services in the first target cloud and the remainder of the set of services in the second target cloud are compatible with the service dependency.

14. The system of claim 9, the processor to determine whether the target cloud comprises a capacity to deploy the set of services, wherein the capacity comprises a processing power required to support the set of services.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein to determine whether the target cloud comprises a capacity to deploy the set of services, wherein the capacity comprises a network bandwidth required to support the set of services.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the processor to:

notify an administrator of the target cloud in response to the target cloud being capable of supporting the set of services.

20. The system of claim 9, the processor to deploy the set of services in the target cloud in view of the compatibility of the service within the target cloud with the service dependency.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium that provides instructions, which when executed on a processor causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

detecting a set of services subscribed in a host cloud;

determining a service dependency within the set of services;

detecting, by the processor, a target cloud in the host cloud as a candidate in which to deploy the set of services in view of utilization of the set of services within the host cloud;

and

determining, by the processor, whether a service within the target cloud is compatible with the service dependency.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, the operations further comprising deploying the set of services in the target cloud in response to the target cloud being capable of supporting the set of services.